Perry, as she welcomed Patty to her side.
"A little; I love to dance, but a long program does weary me. Are we
going home soon?"
"Whenever you like, dear."
"Oh, not until the others are ready. There goes Marie. She's having
a lovely time to-night. Isn't she a pretty thing?--and so popular."
Patty's admiration was sincere and honest, and Marie's dark, glowing
beauty was well worthy of commendation.
But seeing Patty sitting by Mrs. Perry, Marie came to them, when the
dance ended, and declared that she was quite ready to go home,
although the program wasn't finished.
"What's all this about?" inquired Kit Cameron, coming up to them.
"Go home? Not a bit of it! There are a lot of dances yet."
"Well, you stay for them if you like, Kit," said his sister, rising.
"I'm going to take these girls away. They've danced quite enough,
and it's time they went home."
"Whither thou all goest, I will go also," said Cameron. "Where's
Harper?"
Kenneth and Dick Perry came along then, and both men expressed their
willingness to go home.
Patty was rather silent during the homeward way, and indeed, as all
were more or less weary, there was little gay conversation.
As they entered the house, Nora, the parlour-maid, appeared to take
their wraps.
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